/*
 * JGO2RDF creates a RDF representation of GAF2 files, which are automatically sourced from GO ftp site.
 * Copyright (C) 2012 Matthew M. Hindle & Artem Lysenko
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */

package uk.co.jgo2rdf.goa.go;

/**
 * @author hindlem
 */

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * @author hindlem
 *         Created 07-May-2010 15:57:29
 */
public interface GoIndex {

    public Set<String> getAncestors(Set<String> goTerms);

    public Set<String> getAncestors(String goTerm);

    public Set<String> getChildren(String goTerm);

    public OntologyType getOntology(String goTerm);

    public Set<String> getOntologies();

    public Set<String> getTermsInOntology(String ontology);

    public String getRootTermInOntology(String ontology);

    public boolean isAncestor(String goTerm1, String goTerm2);

    public Set<String> getImmediateAncestors(String goTerm);

    public String getRealId(String string);

}
